Stand Up For What You Believe In Julius Caesar

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In the story Julius Caesar, Casca was mad that didn’t really like Caesar’s rise in power. He was part of the conspiracy and had planned to kill Caesar. In real life history, he had opposed Caesar’s power. He had joined the conspiracy to kill Caesar. After the killing Casca just kinda dipped we did not hear much from him after that. The author wanted for you to learn to stand up for what you believe in. Casca had done it in the wrong way though. He had stood up for what he thought was right by killing Caesar so that rome would stay free to the people. This started a war between people for what he did. But if he did this then you should stand up for what you believe in.

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